Donald Cerrone
Biography
Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and actor best known for competing in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the Lightweight division of the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
He is known and respected by fans for his willingness to fight any time, having completed thirty-eight fights in his eleven-year UFC tenure. Cerrone challenged for the WEC Lightweight Championship in 2009 and 2010, and the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2015. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
72
Gender
Male
Birthday
1983-03-29
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Cowboy, Donald Anthony Cerrone, Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Cowboy Cerrone
Known For
Place of Bones 
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone 
Terror on the Prairie 
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson 
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 
Embattled 
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje 
WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton 
WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver 
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown 
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff 
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber 
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier 
The Commando 
Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights 
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan 
Fury Pro Grappling 3 
The Weapon 
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin 
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis 
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem 
UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle 
Lights Out 
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz 
Americana Spenser Confidential 2 
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II 
UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier 
3 Days in Malay 
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 
UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 
Mojave Diamonds 
UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller 
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso 
Project Legion 
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier 
UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver 
Outlaw Johnny Black 
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier 
UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 
UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy 
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis 
UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña 
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 
UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till 
UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros 
UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards 
UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson 
The Equalizer 2 
UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez 
UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy 
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes 
UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje 
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy 
Spenser Confidential 
Puppy Love 
Mask 
UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley 
Submission Underground 19 
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort 
UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson 
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks 
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson 
UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne 
UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw 
UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson 
Prisoner of War 
El Paso 11:55 
Kill Me Again 
Winter: Battleground